{"id":8778,"date":"2021-07-16T20:07:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclassaccounts.com\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:12:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T06:12:11","slug":"why-even-this-experienced-small-business-owner-saw-the-value-of-our-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclassaccounts.com\/blog\/why-even-this-experienced-small-business-owner-saw-the-value-of-our-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"Why even this experienced small business owner saw the value of our franchise."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Even as an experienced business owner of a retail store and a caf\u00e9, now owner of First Class Accounts Balgownie, NSW, Deepak Vallabh, knew he still needed the extra marketing and technical support from First Class Accounts, when he chose to make the transition to bookkeeper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here Deepak shares his story of changing career direction to be a bookkeeper, why he chose First Class Accounts and how his first year in business has gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had spent 15 years in small business. I had run a menswear store and then a caf\u00e9. I sold our caf\u00e9 to relocate from Canberra to the northern suburbs of Wollongong<\/a> to be closer to extended family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My wife is a charted accountant, and she recommended bookkeeping<\/a>, knowing the strong need for the service among small and medium businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since I was starting a new profession, it was important for me to have the technical support. The backing from a national brand offered me invaluable credibility, which would otherwise have taken me years to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was initially a worrying time, but our industry soon realised all the government support for small business offered us a chance to show leadership and guide our clients to make the most of these financial changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou launched your business during the first COVID-19 lockdown. How did that go?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n